Loneliness Support Group

Loneliness is an emotional state in which a person experiences a powerful feeling of emptiness and isolation. Loneliness is more than the feeling of wanting company or wanting to do something with another person. Loneliness is a feeling of being cut off, disconnected and alienated from other people. The lonely person may find it difficult or even impossible to have any...

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Gregory1 03/26/2018

I am a loner and I need friends. I don't need 20 or 40 friends. I have online friends ie Facebook. I want real friends who will have a relationship that will continue beyond the Internet and social media. I was in tears today and still find it hard to keep it together.

Zuhair 03/26/2018

Hey Gregory!

I can be your friend. I have very few friends too, because as you said, we need real friends. I have deleted a lot of virtual friends on Facebook. They don't talk to me, so why are they on my friends list?! I deleted about 150 friends. You can message me if you need a real friend, because I need real friends as well

Take care

Lostanalone 03/26/2018

I can understand how you feel finding people who are understanding and caring in this world is hard

Ghostwolf04 03/27/2018

I dont have Facebook, but some of my best and most lasting friendships are online or with online gamers. Just because we can't talk in person doesn't mean we won't have an interesting conversation!

robotnik 03/27/2018

'He who has many friends has no friends.'

ajay98 04/01/2018

Years back I used to have what people call online "real life friends" and had a decent social circle. However when people I entrusted with things I didn't want spreading everywhere started going on... my name for social media for both old family and friends got used for being harassed. After a while I got sick of making new accounts and just got verified for using a nickname on social media instead. Yet most people that I have been able to really have a decent conversation more than people I met in my local area have had no problem being a real friend when I needed someone to talk to when they are online and / or in game.

djchurn 04/01/2018

In the mean time and here you can talk and have people who understand these issues. Sometimes I find that my expectations of what I need are out of touch with reality and unlikely to be satisfied. This provides an incentive to re-examine what I do have and make the best of it. We have something here that is as good as "real" friends inasmuch as we can express ourselves freely without fear of being judged. Yes, I am lonely and yes I try to promote positive goodwill to help myself.

BeckyT001 04/03/2018

Hello Gregory1. I know exactly what you are referring to. I too am a loner, but not always by choice. I've lost most of my "friend" and friends over the years due to either their or my lack of contact. Family is down to two sisters, and we are not close.

I had a VERY bad day yesterday; like you I was in tears off and on all day.

I'd be honored if you would be a friend to me! Try not to dwell on the past and your loneliness. Try to think of positive things in your life.

Sending a BIG hug :-) Hope to hear from you soon.

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